Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I appreciate that, but I will watch with interest whether the further relaxation of the means test, which is quite considerable, is going to cause this projected tsunami. I predict the Minister is going to come back next year and say the figures are bang on target because this is not causing a tsunami and is not the cause of the increase in carers. There are lots of people caring who have full-time jobs or are doing more than 18 and a half hours per week, but on the census form they are going to put down that they are caring and they are right. Any way, time will tell. It just goes to my theory all the time that relaxing means tests does not have the tsunami effect people think it does.